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2025 is the UN's International Year of Quantum, celebrating 100 years of quantum science and technology. Get involved to find out more about quantum technology and how it could change our future.…
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OnlineRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: Lab in the Library
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
14:00Ends
Wed 20 Aug 2025
16:00 -
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Neutron Scattering Group Early Career Meeting
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
9:30Ends
Fri 22 Aug 2025
17:00 -
In-personRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: The exhibition in London
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Wed 23 Jul 2025
10:00Ends
Fri 29 Aug 2025
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In-personRead moreQuantum, Atomic, and Molecular Physics (QuAMP 2025)
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Tue 2 Sep 2025
9:00Ends
Thu 4 Sep 2025
17:00 -
In-personRead more62nd European High Pressure Research Group Meeting
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Sun 31 Aug 2025
17:00Ends
Fri 5 Sep 2025
17:00 -
OnlineRead moreUnlocking the Power of Start-Ups (how start-ups can transform careers and companies): A joint webinar from the IOP and the IET
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
13:30 -
HybridRead moreUK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting III
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Mon 8 Sep 2025
9:00Ends
Thu 11 Sep 2025
17:00 -
In-personRead moreMedical Physics in the East Midlands
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Fri 12 Sep 2025
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Fri 12 Sep 2025
18:45
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